Despite losing her voice, Cone, "NXT" lead writer Johnny Russo, and "NXT" boss Shawn Michaels refused to let Francine miss out on the occasion. After a conversation with her the day of the show, Michaels came up with the idea of having her in the crowd, watching the new prospective talent.

"He said, 'We appreciate you coming today. Thank you for being here.' I said, 'Thank you for including me,' in this weird voice, and he's looking at me like, 'Oh, okay.' I don't know if he got the memo that my voice was shot," Francine stated. "But I did say to him, 'I apologize for my voice being like this.' His response was, 'You can stand there and look pretty.' The 19-year-old in me squealed ... My point was they were just so accommodating to me."

Although it was not in the cards for Francine to get her in-ring moment like most veterans get when returning to WWE, she noted she would have loved to do more, but because of her voice going out, appearing was enough for her to enjoy a moment she'll remember for years to come.